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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
3
A New York second hand clothes dealer explains that about one in twelve discarded suits hides money or valuables. He estimates $5,000 yearly in findings, with examples of rewards ranging from $50 to $450 for items like rings. He emphasizes the need to cover large districts and return valuables when found.
BW YORK reports Hoboken cafes converted to book depots for French front war relief. Three saloons stripped to house books, with 100,000 volumes sorted and packed for shipment, replacing beer with literature and transforming German gathering spots into centers of learning.
Oklahoma man William Old-Bear of Cushing roared through West Madison Street drunk after buying a large snifter. He assaulted several pedestrians near Jefferson and Madison, then resisted at Des Plaines police station before being sent to Bridewell hospital with delirious visions of pink buffaloes and blue snakes.
The Airedale, a shaggy dog praised for intelligence and courage, gains favor with the Central department Signal United States army as a potential canine war messenger. Training schools open, reports from camps show progress, and officers note high demand for intelligent females.
The article surveys summer fashion concluding with afternoon gowns. Organza and crepe georgette share prominence alongside foulard, with georgette tunics and embroidered collars featured. Silks and georgette show varied colorways from quiet sands to lively heliotrope and coral hues.
The article notes logic behind women adopting pajamas for sleeping and for varied activities, highlighting two piece and one piece styles in lingerie. It describes garments in crepe de chine and wash silks, with lace details and contrasting needlework, including silk or batiste sets with pantalettes and kimono waist combinations.
London millinery shops display metal helmets for women amid air raid fears. The protective headgear costs about twice as much as straw and silk helmets, though critics question if fashion-minded wearers will seek bombproof refuges as quickly as their counterparts.
The piece notes rising mortality in both Senate and House with seven senators lost in a year and many middle aged members dying. It attributes no dissipation by congressmen but cites Overmyer of Ohio who links overwork to stress. An efficiency diary shows 76 hours worked in one week, highlighting escalating burdens on lawmakers.
A flag sewn by five Scots for American soldiers buried after the Tuscania disaster was sent to President Wilson. The 37 by 67 inch hand made banner, created at Islay House by Jessie Mc Lellan Mary Cunningham Catherine McGregor Mary Armour and John Mc Dougall, is now on display in the National Museum entrance hall with photographs of the makers and Islay relief figures.
Washington's District council of defense reports hundreds more rooms listed at the room registration office than six weeks earlier. Officials expect 20 000 plus workers to arrive this year and plan initial dormitories with 5 000 capacity plus later expansions. Remodeled Maltby building and Mall offices to free space for housing bureau use.
An elderly colored messenger in the post office building on Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue faced a sudden pay reduction from 900 to 720 after a department-wide cut. A congressman asked for his job satisfaction and learned the man accepted it without complaint, until the Postmaster General Burleson ordered reinstatement.
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